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Immigrants deported from U.S. to Ghana are sent home, where lawyers say some could face torture

Immigrants deported from U.S. to Ghana are sent home, where lawyers say some could face torture
world9/15/2025

Ghana has sent 14 West Africans deported from the U.S. to their home countries, Nigeria and Gambia. Ghanaian authorities say they accepted them on humanitarian grounds.

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The government of Ghana said Monday a group of 14 West Africans deported to Ghana from the U.S. has been sent to their home countries, places where lawyers representing some of the men say they face a risk of persecution or tortur... [5119 chars]